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Stereochemistry Some Definitions with Examples STEREOCHEMISTRY SOME DEFINITIONS WITH EXAMPLES PRESENTING STEREO STRUCTURES CHIRAL CENTER REPRESENTAITON goes back goes back in the plane of the paper comes forward comes forward goes back DOTTED LINE - WEDGE FISCHER PROJECTION STEREOISOMERS—ISOMERS THAT ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THEIR ORIENTATION IN SPACE CONFIGURATION—THE EXACT ORIENTAION IN SPACE OF THE ISOMER (CIS, TRANS OR R,S) CHIRALITY—A PROPERTY OF ISOMERS WHEN THEY ARE NON- SUPERIMPOSABLE (ISOMERS OF OPPOSITGE CONFIGURATION) STEREOGENIC—ANY FEATURE OF A MOLECULE THAT GIVES RISE TO CHIRALITY. A CHIRAL CENTER IS A STEREOGENIC CENTER. CHIRAL CENTER—A CENTER WITHOUT SYMMETRY. MOST COMMON IT IS A CARBON ATOM WITH FOUR DIFFERENT SUBSTITUENTS. ENANTIOMERS—NON SUPERIMPOSIBLE MIRROR IMAGES Enantiomers Br Br S R H H H3C CH3 CH2CH3 H3CH2C O O Chiral Center As shown the R and S enantiomers are together as an equal amount in a racemic mixture. They must be separated in order to study their stereochemical properties. Configurational Isomers-Chirality Another type of isomerization occurs when a carbon atom is bound to four different substituents. This is called configurational isomerism. Configurational isomers have as their only difference the way they are oriented in space, their three-dimensional arrangement. Although configurational isomers can be difficult to visualize and understand, they are extremely important especially in biological chemistry. For example, the pain reliever Ibuprofen exists as configurational isomers but only one isomer is effective (the S isomer) in treating pain. Also, the drug L-DOPA (L- dopamine) used for treatment of Parkinson's disease is effective only as the L or R isomer in the treatment. H H COOH NH2 HO COOH CH3 HO L-DOPA S-Ibuprofin R-Configuration In 3-chloro-2-methylpentane, four different substituents are bound to carbon 3; an ethyl group, an isopropyl group, a chlorine atom and a hydrogen atom. When the compound is placed in front of a mirror, it presents a mirror image that is not superimposible on the original structure. This means that there is no way to orient the two structures such that they can be identical. The non superimposible mirror images are called enantiomers, which are configurational isomers. The enantiomers are also called chiral which means they lack symmetry. The word chiral comes from a Greek word chiros that means hand. Enantiomer are to each other as your hands are to you, non- superimposible mirror images. Cl CH3CH2-C-CH-CH3 H CH3 3-chloro-2-methylpentane Cl Cl CH CH 3 2 CH2CH3 H H (CH3)2CH CH(CH3)2 mirror Enantiomers are identical in most properties such as melting point, boiling point, but they are different in the way they react with other chiral molecules and in the way they interact with polarized light. Their interaction with polarized light is called optical activity. Optical Activity PURE ENANTIOMERS (THE R AND S ARE SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER) Will rotate plane polarized light (optically active). There experiments involve the use of Optical activity studies. Each enantiomer will react differently with another chiral reagent, but there is no difference if the reagent is achiral (not chiral). This is the basis of chemical resolution. R-isomer reacts with S-reagents to yield a compound with R and S centers. (compound 1) S-isomer reacts with S-reagent to yield a compound with S and S centers (Compound 2) Compounds 1 and 2 are stereoisomers but they are not enantiomers, these are diastereomers. Diastereomers have completely different physical properties. Thus they can be separated by crystallization or chromatography. After purification the isomers can be released back in their pure form separated from each other. Compound 1 and Compound 2 are separated by chromatography. Now take pure compound 1 and do a reaction that regenerates the R-isomer. Do the same with compound 2 to get the S-isomer. This is resolution of an enantiomeric mixture. Many natural compounds such as enzymes are not symmetrical. Thus individual enantiomers will react with enzymes to give different results. A pure chiral compound, not a mixture of enantiomers, will interact with plane polarized light and cause the plane to rotate to the right (dextrorotarory) or to the left (levorotatory). An equal mixture of enantiomers will not show optical activity because half of the molecules would rotate light to the left while the other half would rotate the light to the right with a net rotation of zero. Thus enantiomers must be separated in order to observe optical activity. Optical rotation is an inherent property of an optically active compounds and is used as a physical constant for characterization of the compound. Optical rotation depends on the arrangement of atoms or groups around the chiral center—the configuration. Optical activity is measured automatically with an instrument called a polarimeter. Naming Configurational Isomers Configurational isomers contain carbon atoms with four different substituents. The carbon atoms are called stereogenic centers or chiral centers.A naming system has been devised so that we can distinguish one enantiomer from the other based on the orientation of those substituents. The system is called the Cahn-lngold-Prelog method, and it follows several rules. First the substituents on the stereogenic carbon are assigned a priority based on atomic number. Low priority is given to low atomic number. If identical atoms are attached to the stereogenic carbon , then priorities are determined based on the atomic number of the next atom attached. Thus, in 3-chloro-2-methyl pentane, the lowest priority goes to hydrogen and the highest priority goes to chlorine (labeled 1). The carbon atoms of ethyl and isopropyl are identical so we go out one atom. Now the ethyl has one carbon (methyl) attached to the CH2 while the isopropyl has two carbons (methyls) attached to the CH. Thus the isopropyl group gets the higher priority (labeled 2) and the ethyl group gets priority 3. After the priorities are assigned, the molecule must be oriented with the lowest priority group pointing away from the observer. 1 1 Cl Cl 4 H 3 CH3CH2 4 H (CH3)2CH CH3CH2 CH(CH3)2 2 3 2 view from front After getting the correct view, draw a circle from priority 1 to 2 to 3. If this circle makes a right hand turn then the configuration is called R. The R comes from the Latin word rectus, meaning right. If we draw a circle with a left turn then the configuration is S, meaning left which in Latin is sinister. A stereogenic carbon atom thus has two different designations, R or S, depending on the orientation of the substituents. In our molecule the configuration is R, and the complete name of this enantiomer is R-3-chloro- 2-methylpentane. Cl 1 4 H CH CH CH(CH3)2 3 2 2 3 right hand turn Rectus = R configuration More than One Chiral (Stereogenic) Center When molecules have more than one stereogenic center, structures such as dotted- line wedge and sawhorse may still be used, but another useful type of structure is the Fischer projection. In the Fischer projection all of the vertical lines go back into the paper and the horizontal bonds come out toward you. You have to remember this method because the structure looks flat. Also the only kind of change you can do to the structure is a rotation of 180o. All of these methods for writing stereochemical structures are important. The Fischer projection is used mostly in the study of carbohydrates. CH CH3 3 H Br H Br H Br CH same as same as 3 Cl H Cl H Cl H CH 3 CH3 CH3 Dotted-line wedge Fischer Projection Sawhorse (2S, 3S)- 2-bromo-3-chlorobutane Many compounds that contain more than one chiral center are stereoisomers that are not enantiomers. In this case they are called diastereoisomers. While enantiomers have all of the same properties except for their interaction with other chiral substances and with polarized light, diastereomers are completely different in physical properties (different solubility, different mp, different chromatography, different spectra). The compounds 1 and 2 below are enantiomers as they are non-superimposible mirror images, but compound 3 is not an enantiomer of 1 or 2. Thus 1 and 3, and 2 and 3 are diastereomers. 1 2 3 CHO CHO CHO OH HO HO Br Br Br CH2OH CH2OH CH2OH enantiomers diastereoisomers Chirality in Cyclic Systems Stereogenic centers may also exist in cyclic systems. The cyclic structure must be tested for a plane of symmetry, and if one is present the molecule is not chiral. It is an achiral molecule designated as meso. The example below with cis and trans 1,3- dimethylcyclohexane shows that the cis isomer contains a plane of symmetry and is achiral. The trans isomer is chiral as it contains no symmetry planes. cis trans CH CH CH3 3 3 CH3 plane of symmetry no plane of symmetry not chiral two chiral atoms Several other trans-dimethyl-cyclopropane, -cyclobutane, and-cyclopentane chiral rings are shown below. All of the cis isomers are achiral. two chiral atoms CH CH3 3 S R R CH3 S H3C H3C no plane of symmetry S S H3C Chiral Systems without Chiral Centers Ring systems do not have to contain a chiral center to be chiral. Certain molecular distortions cause ring systems to lose their symmetry and show chirality. The molecule hexahelicene, synthesized by M. S. Newman, is chiral and can be resolved into enantiomers that show optical activity. The chirality in the molecule occurs because the rings are distorted to avoid bumping into each other. The computerized structure on the right shows the shape of the molecule. hexahelicine optically active A number of compounds exist that contain two perpindicular planes of which neither has a plane of symmetery.
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